Powder puff



Nov. 16 {192e} F. VINCENT POWDER PUFF Filed August 31, 1925 @noauto/velements. In this 'invFigs 6 and 7 therein.

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Y POWDER PUFF.

Application filed August 31, 1925.

i `provide an improved powder 'puiiq which will act yas a -loosel powdercontainer, and which is so constructed that-,under ordinaryA handlingthel powder will be held in the container but is accessible in properamounts as required. H

W'iththe foregoing Vand otherobjects in view, I have devised theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawing {forining a part ofthis specification, similar reier`- enceY characters beingemployedthroughout the `various figures to indicate correspondingdrawing,- Fig. lis a top'l plan view of the box in open position.

Fig. 2 .'s' a transverse vertical section through the same in closedposition and'on v a somewhat enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the rubber powder'container removed fromtue box.

Fig 4 is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4L. showing the open position.v f Y Y Il Fig. 6 is a plan view of a puff constructed according to my invention.Y Q Fig. 7 is a transversel section thereof substantially on line 7`-7of Fig. 6, and

Fig.` 8 vis a transverse section through a box with the improved form ofpui shownV My improved box comprises a body section 10.y and a cover.section 11, preferably hinged together by the hinge 12. the upperportion of the body section being reduced as shown at 13 so as totelescope into the shown in Fig. 2, to give a neat and attractiveappearance. In one of these sections, preferably the hody section, ismounted a loose powder container, preferably in the Vform of a fiexiblesack 14E ci thin flexible sheet rubber,or, if preferred, the back wallmaybe made of any suitable material with the front wall 15 only oi' thinflexible sheet rubber. provided with one or more slits 16 cutsubstantially at the center thereof without removing -material I havefound it to be a property' of this thin exible rubber Y puff. lThe samefilling opening at the side of the'sack in in its place, or the Viilledthrough a suitable opening. vIn the v This front ywall is` seran No.53,522. i

sheet 'tliatf when: a slity is cutfas indicated without removing any ofthe rubber material, yl'inderl other and in .tlie'same plane, so thatthe slit is normally closed dinary handling, even though the *powder isvery fine, but ifa purl is Vpressed lightly passed baclrand'forth incontact vtherewith the passage of the awayjfrom the other side thusopening the slit to allow passage of the lpowder to the effect the pui',but as soon as thetapping orfsliding movementV of the putt ceases thesides'of the slit comev together again automatically,

Y c ordinary conditions lthe edges' of thefslit ylie in contact witheach and will not allowpasfVV V .sage of the powder fromr thevsaclrunder oragainst the surface'of this rubber lsheet and pun willycause the rubber sheetat one side ofthe slit t0 move inwardly t maybesecured by 'F tapping this rubber wall of the sack withv thusvautomaticallyclosing theslit against passage of powder. Thus thisilexihle rubber wall forms an automatic closure toprevent passage of thepowder fromthe container duringordinary handling, but will Y allowpassage of the required amount'of powder to the pull as required inthemanner 'indicated, and nomanipulation of the containerl Y itself isrequired to close the slit: Although 'I have shown butone slitin `thisflexible rubber wall, itwill, ofcourse, be understood that a` pluralityof slits maybe provided if found desirable. I l' v' A convenient meansvof carrying this container is showny inFigs. 1 and 2 inwhich the.container isfheld in the body section 10 by a spring clip 17 engagingthe sidewalls of the body` member and clamping the outer ledges of thesack against the bottom'oi the container. This spring, has 'a raisedportion aiinger nail sothat-the sprin'gmay be. easily removedl tofallowremoval of` the powder container lor filling purposes. After the '18 atone sideV thereofto allow insertion oi' f old container has been removeda new con-1 tainer filled with powder may be inserte-d old ycontainermay be re# Alorm shown an opening 19` 5) is left in one side of the sackor ycontainer which is normally held closed by a clip `2O substantiallyU-shaped in cross section 21 to metal plates 22 securedy to the wallsfoi and hinged yat Vtherein in the saine manner Figs. 3, t

y Fig. 8 this pull is Vthe same as in the lfirst form.

opening, but it may be swung to the dotted line position (Fig) to allowseparation of the plates for the purpose of feeding powder to thecontainer. A mirror 23 may be mounted in the cover section 1l, and anydesired form of puiQll carried in the box for use. with this container.

n Figs. 6, 7 andS, l have shown this flexible rubber container asenclosed in the pufi itself. lnthese figures 9,5 represents the rearwall of a flexible sack whichy may be sheet rubber or any othersuitable; inateiial, and 26 is the front wall of thin yflexible sheetrubber provided with a slit 27 cut as in the first form without removingmaterial from the sheet'. This sack when filled with powder is enclosedin thepufl comprising the rear wall 28 of suitable clothand the frontwall Q9 also of cloth having the usual wool surface 30 for applying-thepowder. llhis front wall is provided with a slit or opening` 3l for pas-Vsaire of owder to the surface of the` nii after it passes from thecontainer to the slit 27. YThis container has a iillinoopening atoneside edge'th'ereof the same as shown in and 5 with the saine type ofclosure Y2O, and arclotli loop '32 forms a llnnidle for convenient useof this puff.V its shown in normally carried in abox comprising hingedcover and body sections 83 and 3i the saine as in Fiss. l and 2 withusual mirror in the cover section. r'l`his container in the pufll holdsythe loose powder 36 withoutr spilling under ordinary handling, the slit27 being normally closed Vhen it is desired to use the powder all thatisnecessary -is to bend the pu-E baclr-wardly along a line'at -oradjacent the slit which willcause the sides of the slit to separate toallow passage of powder therethrough. rEhe saine effect'ni'ay -besecured by rubbing vthe puff on the sur-face to be powdered or pattingthe surface lightly with this pufl.

It will rbe apparent from -the foregoing description that l haveprovided a neat and attractive container for the loose `powder which maybe manufactured at low cost-and in which the loose powder Yisfalw'aysenclose-d so' that it cannot be contaminated with dirt, but is. alwayseasilyvaccessible. The thin the ' containerk and rubber provided with aslit flexible. rubber wall acts Aas an automatic closure for thecontainer so that no manipulation ofl covers or removing of closures isnecessary in securing access to the powder. The powder is thus easilyaccessible at all times and the operator after'use cannot forget toclose the container. Therefore, vthere is no danger of spilling powderin the box. As stated above this automatic closing effeet for the slitin the Vrubber wall is secured by the action of' the rubber` tending,because of its resiliency, to returnjto a .given plane, and thus to holdthe side edges of the slit together wien there is no outside pressuretending to separate them..

Having thusset Aforth the nature of my invention, what l claim is zv l.yA powdeil puff comprising` a flexible container having` one wall offlexible sheet rubber provided with a slit lmade without removingmaterial so that the slit is normally closed and closes automatically byVthe elasticity of the rubber, and a wool lilre covering for said wallvconstructed rto allow passage of powder from' said slit to thesurfaceofthe puff. i.

2. i powder puff comprising `a. flexible container having a'wall offlexible sheet rubber provided with a slit c'ut therein which is'normally closedand closes automatically by the elasticity of the rubber,and a cloth covering for said container having a woolly surface providedwith an openingin alignment with said slit.y

n 3. In combination,

a boi; havingfcover and body sections, and

Va jpowder container in said boX having afwall of flexible sheet rubberprovidedwith a slit cut therein without removing material so that the`slit is normally closed to retain the powderin `the elasticity of therubber.

Il. ln combination, a box comprising cover and body sections, and a.puff in said bon forming a ,powder container comprising a flexible sackhaving a wall of flexible sheet cut therein which closes automaticallyby the elasticity of lthe rubber, a cloth covering for said wall, .and ahandle for said puff.

' In testimony whereof l aflii: my signature.v

' y FRANZ VINCENT.

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